"complete internal reflection" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: complete internal reflections [plural], complete internal reflexion [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} complete internal reflection (countable and uncountable, plural complete internal reflections)
  1. (optics) total internal reflection Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-complete_internal_reflection-en-noun-HG9Oxn-T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Optics Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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